hydro power plants in Switzerland

#	Plant	Region	MW
1	Bieudron	Valais	1,260
2	Limmern	Glarus	1,000
3	Nendaz	Valais	392
4	Grimsel 2	Piedmont	388
5	Bitsch (Biel)	Valais	340
6	Biasca	Ticino	324
7	Fionnay (Dixence)	Valais	306
8	Pradella	Grisons	300
9	Châtelard-Vallorcine	Valais	260
10	Riddes	Valais	258
11	Stalden (KWM)	Valais	185
12	Sedrun 1	Grisons	150
13	Biaschina	Ticino	141
14	Bavona	Ticino	140
15	Fionnay (Mauvoisin)	Valais	140
16	Etzelwerk Altendorf	Schwyz	135
17	Gordola	Ticino	132
18	Amsteg	Uri	120
19	Verbano 1	Ticino	119
20	Cavergno	Ticino	114
21	Laufenburg	Aargau	110
22	Verbois	Geneva	103
23	Olivone	Ticino	102
24	Castasegna	Lombardy	100
25	Handeck 1	Bern	100
26	Lavey	Valais	93
27	Vernayaz (CFF)	Valais	92
28	Safien Platz	Grisons	86
29	Albbruck	Baden-Wuerttemberg	85
30	Martina	Tyrol	84
31	Soazza	Grisons	83
32	Zermeiggern	Valais	74
33	Piottino	Ticino	73
34	Tinizong	Grisons	70
35	Rempen	Schwyz	66
36	Croix	Valais	66
37	Filisur	Grisons	65
38	Fieschertal	Valais	64
39	Innertkirchen 2	Bern	62
40	Gondo	Piedmont	61
41	Airolo	Ticino	60
42	Handeck 3 (Isogyre)	Bern	55
43	Chancy-Pougny	Geneva	54
44	Peccia (Sambuco)	Ticino	54
45	Unteraa (Lungerersee)	Obwalden	54
46	Ardon	Valais	52
47	Siebnen	Schwyz	52
48	Campocologno 1	Lombardy	50
49	Vissoie	Valais	50
50	Ilanz 2	Grisons	50
51	Eglisau	Zurich	47
52	Ritom	Ticino	44
53	Klingnau	Aargau	43
54	Reckingen	Valais	40
55	Grono	Grisons	38
56	Grimsel 1 (Oberaarsee)	Piedmont	35
57	Augst	Aargau	35
58	Linthal (Limmern)	Glarus	34
59	Grimsel 1 (Grimselsee)	Piedmont	32
60	Obermatt	Nidwalden	32
61	Montbovon	Vaud	31
62	Ackersand 1	Valais	29
63	Schaffhausen	Schaffhausen	29
64	Albbruck-Wehrkraftwerk	Baden-Wuerttemberg	28
65	La Dernier	Vaud	28
66	Bannwil	Bern	27
67	Realta	Grisons	26
68	Wettingen	Aargau	25
69	Lostallo	Grisons	25
70	La Peuffeyre	Vaud	24
71	Turtmann	Valais	24
72	Martigny-Bourg	Valais	22
73	Zervreila	Grisons	22
74	Sassello	Grisons	21
75	Wernisberg	Schwyz	20
76	Bremgarten-Zufikon	Aargau	20
77	Beznau	Aargau	20
78	Reichenau	Grisons	19
79	Kandergrund	Bern	19
80	Spiez	Bern	19
81	Dallenwil	Nidwalden	18
82	Aarau Stadt	Aargau	17
83	Montcherand	Vaud	16
84	Aarberg	Bern	15
85	Niederried	Bern	15
86	Stalvedro (AET)	Ticino	14
87	Arniberg	Uri	13
88	Hagneck 1 (M3 M4 u. M5)	Bern	13
89	Isenthal (Bolzbach)	Uri	12
90	Unteraa (Melchaa)	Obwalden	12
91	Wynau	Bern	12
92	Felsenau	Bern	11
93	Gabi	Piedmont	11
94	Pont de la Tine	Valais	11
95	Sublin 1	Vaud	11
96	Fuhren (Gental) Innertkirchen	Obwalden	10
97	Monthey (Tine)	Valais	10
98	Sahli (Glattalp)	Glarus	9
99	Giumaglio	Ticino	9
100	Hinterthal (Muota)	Schwyz	9
101	Bocki 1	Uri	9
102	Champsec	Valais	9
103	Oberrickenbach	Nidwalden	9
104	Seujet	Geneva	9
105	Lessoc	Vaud	9
106	Oberems (Argessa)	Valais	8
107	Kallnach	Bern	8
108	Massaboden	Valais	7
109	Gurtnellen	Uri	7
110	Wolfenschiessen	Nidwalden	7
111	Pintrun	Grisons	6
112	Beznau-Wehrkraftwerk	Aargau	6
113	Schlappin	Grisons	6
114	La Goule	Bern	6
115	Ladral	Grisons	5
116	Letten	Zurich	5
117	Pravizin 1 (Bruggwiti)	Saint Gallen	5
118	Stampa	Ticino	5
119	Thusis	Grisons	5
120	Plons	Saint Gallen	4
121	Risi	Glarus	4
122	Stechelberg	Bern	4
123	Tenero-Centrale di dotazione	Ticino	4
124	Altendorf (Buchs)	Saint Gallen	4
125	Luchsingen	Glarus	4
126	Mels (KW Stoffel)	Saint Gallen	3
127	Ponte Brolla	Ticino	3
128	Dietikon	Zurich	3
129	Sainte - Anne	Fribourg	3
130	Ticinetto	Ticino	3
131	Le Chalet	Vaud	3
132	Wettingen-Dotierzentrale	Aargau	2
133	Ceresa 1	Ticino	2
134	Hospental	Uri	2
135	Obermatt-Nebenzentrale	Nidwalden	2
136	Giessen	Saint Gallen	2
137	Sella	Ticino	2
138	Trempel	Saint Gallen	2
139	Amsteg-Regulierzentrale	Uri	2
140	Campocologno 2	Lombardy	2
141	Les Moyats	Neuchatel	2
142	Mulin	Grisons	2
143	Windisch	Aargau	2
144	Kandersteg (Zilfuri)	Bern	2
145	Cerentino	Ticino	1
146	Felsen	Saint Gallen	1
147	Linthkraft Netstal	Glarus	1
148	Campo Vallemaggia	Ticino	1
149	Klusi	Bern	1
150	Stalden (Kloster)	Valais	1
151	Hackeren	Lucerne	1
152	Kleintal (Isenthal)	Uri	1
153	Matte	Bern	1
154	Strick	Saint Gallen	1
155	Valeis	Saint Gallen	1
156	Neuewelt	Basel-Landschaft	1
157	Perlen 2 (WTA PF)	Lucerne	1
158	Bassecourt	Jura	1
159	Kandersteg (Dorf)	Bern	1
160	Leuggelbach	Glarus	1
161	Perlen 1 (WTA HF)	Lucerne	1
162	Turgi	Aargau	1

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Lifecycle and source reconciliation

This page contains 162 positive-capacity records totalling 9,693.9 MW. Lifecycle labels, capacity scope and capacity-quality provenance are kept separate so a source-backed capacity is not mistaken for a verified operating status.

64records with a resolvable source link

98records without a retained record-level link

Lifecycle labels in this page slice

Status	Records
Construction	1
Not Reported	94
Operating	67

Capacity provenance quality

Quality label	Records
current source verified gem operating units 2026	3
legacy source record not current verified	98
source verified gem tracker location 2026	56
source verified wikidata p2109 strict match	5

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